DE Adam Plant re-opens recruitment, was committed to Arizona Wildcats

This time last year, Arizona's 2017 recruiting class had already reached 18 commitments.

Now Arizona's 2018 class has dropped from six commitments to five. Defensive end Adam Plant, committed to the Wildcats since April, has re-opened his recruitment. The standout lineman from powerhouse Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas had been receiving high-level interest, including from Alabama, and also holds offers to USC and Penn State.

Plant's father posted about on Instagram and the Star separately confirmed that Plant had backed out of his commitment to Arizona. Plant's father — also named Adam — wrote that Alabama had "expressed great interest in my son" and that "when my son makes his final college football decision it will be his to make."

Plant is rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com, the No. 8 defensive end in the West and No. 2 in Nevada. Plant's loss leaves the Wildcats with recently committed safety Armani Adams, linebacker Issaiah Johnson, receiver Jaden Mitchell and two Tucson products — Cienega quarterback Jamarye Joiner and Amphi offensive lineman David Watson.

Joiner recently received an offer from Arizona State and in the past has expressed interest in taking visits to colleges other than Arizona.